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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR L^ s E E SsFo , c R . 5T S E E D R ?k c E E ss op MINE UNION TO DEMAND 0. S. PROTECTION * * * * * ********** ********** 4 * ********* Italian Fascists Make Fun Os British Sea Strength REBELS OF SPAIN ARE FOLD TO SINK SHIPS (FENEMY” British Ship Owners, Mean while, Demand Protec tion of Vessels Even in Harbors ITALIANS MAINTAIN ENGLISH ARE AIDING Declared To Be “Competing With France and Russia in Supplying Gov ernment Forces”; Battle Fronts See Little Changes There Louden, April 14.—(AP)—Angry labor forces demanded a House of Commons vote of censure today for Great Britain’s conservative government declaring in a bitter onslaught the cabinet of the great est maritime nation had “run up the white flag” to help Spanish insurgents “starve out women and children.” Earlier government lajbor \op position denounced the cabinet’s decision to withhold protection from English merchant vessels en tering besieged Bilbao as a “sur render of the rights of this coun try.” Clement Atlee, leader of His Majesty’s opposition, launched a full-dress debate on the govern ment’s Spanish policy in the House of Commons, while con servative ship ownefrs, likewise angered, joined laborites In con demnation of the Bilbao decision. (Bv The Associated Press.) Italian Fascists, pointedly disparag ing Great Britain’s sea strength, ad vised Spanish insurgent warships to day' to sink “enemy” vessels indis criminately. Coupled with growing insistence by British ship owners that fheir cargo vessels be protected within Spanish cContinued on Page Six.) ELLIS PARKERS TO MISS DEATH ORDER Federal Judge Holds for Alleged Kid nap-Torturers of Paul Wendel, Trenton Lawyer Newark, N. J., April 14 (AP) —Hold ing the government could not seek death penalties for the Ellis Parkers, Federal Judge William Clark denied today a defense motion for change of venue for the Burlington county chief of detective and his son. The Parkers are charged with con spiracy in the alleged “torture and kidnaping” of Paul Wiendel, former Trenton attorney. The judge said he withheld the de cision pending his examination of the order issued in Philadelphia yesterday by Federal Circuit Judge Whitaker Thompson, which restrained start of the trial at Newark next Monday. Clark ruled against the contention or defense counsel that trial of “of fenses punishable with death shall be held in the county where the offense was committed. meeting deferred BY U. N. C. TRUSTEES Raleigh, April 14. —(AF) —The meet big of the executive committee of the hoard of trustees of the University of North Carolina, which had been sche duled for next Monday, has been post poned indefinitely, it was stated here today. CHERRYICLARES HE WILL NOT RUN Speaker Not in Race for Senate or House, He Says at Raleigh Dally DPpatch B«rea«, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. lIASKERVILL Raleigh, April 14. Speaker R. Gregg Cherry of the 1937 House, of Gastonia, indicated here today that be is not planning to be a candidate either for Congress or for the United States Senate, in spite of rumors to the effect that he would either op pose Congressman A. L. Bulwinkle for bis seat in the House of Representa tives from that district, or that he wight be a candidate for the United (Continued on Page Six.) Hrniirrsmt Uatlltj His paddy ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. BRITISH RUSH BATTLESHIP IN NEW SPANISH CRISIS / <v .* •V • v * .* i ■■ The British battleship Hood and scene of possible trouble zone Possibility of an international incident in the Span ish civil war loomed as the British battle cruiser Hood was believed headed for the Loyalist port of Bilbao, besieged by the Fascists. The British step followed action by Spanish insurgents who sent six Killed Near End 3,000-Mile Trip Warsaw, April l'f —(AP) — Jones, four-year-old daughter of Seaman Clarence Jones, of the U. S. S. Milwaukee, and Mrs. Jones, of San Diego, Cal., died here today after a trunk in a car driven by her mother struck her when the car turned over. Officers said Mrs. Jones reported the machine overturned when it ran off the highway in passing an other car. Mrs. Jones and the two children were enroute from California to Beulaville, near here, to visit rela tives, and were within 25 miles of their destination after a 3,000-mile, trip, when the accident occurred. WAYNICK RUMORS SPEEDILY SPIKED I Raleigh Heard He Was Of fered Budget and Pur chase Positions Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKFJIVILL Raleigh, April 14. —Rumors which have been current for several days that Capus M. Waynick, present chair man of the State Highway and Pub lic Works Commission, has already been offered the post as assistant director of the budget by Governor Clyde R. Hoey, were emphatically de nied today both by Governor Hoey and Chairman Waynick. Another ru mor current here has been that Way nick haa also been offered the post as director of the Division of Pur chase and Contract. Still another rumor current since Governor Hoey returned from his visit to Charlotte and Shelby last week-end is that he is considering appointing Dr. Julian Miller, editor of The Charlotte Observer, as chairman of the new highway commission, which will take office May 1. This rumor has been found to !he just as (Continued on Page Six.) $25,000 HOLD-UP OF . grand rapids bank Grand Rapids, Mich., April 14. (AP) —Three men held up a branch of the National Bank of Grand Rapids this morning and escaped with a sum bank officials tentatively placed at $25,000. Witnesses said two men enter ed the bank, one holding up a cus tomer and another pointing a pis tol at a teller, while scooping up the cash. They joined a third man in a car outside and escaped. Police placed a blockade on roads. SOUTHERN PACIFIC ENGINEMEN TO QUIT Sajn Francisco, April 14. (AP)—- C. V. McLaughlin, vice-president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive men and Enginemen, announced to day 8,500 Southern Pacific employees would strike at 6 p. m. Friday unless a satisfactory settlement of their de mands is reached before then. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, APRIL 14, 1937 Carolina Co. Earnings Up During 1936 Made $2,115,365 Be fore Dividends, Compared With sl,- 562,248 in 1935 Raleigh, April 14.—(AP) —The Car olina Power & Light Company, op erating in North and South Carolina, reported today it had net 1936 earn ings of $2,115,365.88 before dividends were paid. The company filed its report with the Utilities Commission, showing total revenues of $11,770,051.48 and op erating expenses of $9,654,685.60. A total of $8,555,458.84 was received on North Carolina operations. In 1935 the company reported net earnings of $1,562,248.88 and gross in come of $11,030,883.32. Rate reductions were reflected, the report said, by the average price of 3.827 cents per kilowatt hour in 1936 as compared with 4.65 cents in 1935. DURHAM ATTORNEYS GOT TWO BIG FEES Raleigh, April 14. —(AP) —The law firm of Fuller, Reade & Fuller, of Durham, reported today to Secretary of State Thad Eure it received a fee of $1,200 for acting as legislative re presentative during the 1937 General Assembly for the American Tobacco Company. Yesterday the firm reported $1,200 for similar work for the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company. NEW JERSEY VOTES LINDBERGH REWARD Trenton, N. J., April 14.—(AP) — Governor Harold Hoffman signed today a bill appropriating $25,000 to pay the reward offered by New New Jersey for the arrest and conviction of the Lindbergh’s baby kidnaper-killer. WAYNE VOTES UPON LIQUOR ON JUNE 1 Goldsboro, April 14 (AP)—The Wayne County Board of Elections voted today to hold a liquor referen dum for the county on June 1. SLIGHT GAINS ARE SHOWN BY COTTON Influence of Liverpool Cables Slightly Offset by Trade Buying During Day New York, April 14.—(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, three lower to one higher, Influence of easier Liver poll cables was slightly offset by trade buyiqg. July sold up from 13.66 to 13.73 and shortly after the first half hour was 13.73 when prices showed net gains of one to four points. July sold up to 13.78 and at midday was selling at 13.74 when prices were about five to eight points net higher. British freighters laden with food for Bilbao cower ing into the French port of St. Jean de Luz on threats to shell all vessels bearing food to the be sieged port. The British cruiser Hood and the scene are pictured. —Central Press Democracy Best Peace Basis Seen Roosevelt Lauds Confidence and Co operation Before Pan-Americans Washington, April 14—(AP)—Presi dent Roosevelt said today continued maintenance and improvement of democracy, mutual confidence and positive cooperation form the most important guarantees of a durable world peace. The President, addressing the gov erning hoard of the Pan-American Union of 21 American Republics, in observance of Pan-American Day, asked a pledge to give practical ef fect to the 19 agreements to advance peace, trade and purchase, reached at the recent conference at Buenos Aires He recalled his own attendance at Continued on Page Five.) FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly* cloudy tonight jand Thursday;, probably scattered showers; little change in tempera ture. Blow to Fascism ||| *' J Paul van Zeeland Stunning defeat was dealt Belgian Fascism as Brussels district elec tors selected Paul van Zeeland, American-educated premier, to represent them again in parlia ment. The voters rejected van Zeeland’s foe, Leon Degrelle, Rex ist leader, by four to one margin. Ontario’s Premier Asks Resignations In Cabinet Circle Both Have Been Out of Sympathy With His Fight To Bar John L. Lewis’ Unions GM STRIKifpiCKETS REVEAL PATRIOTISM Parade Waving Flags Osh awa Plant in Canada; Pre mier Hepburn Asks Labor Minister and Attorney General To Resign from His Official Family Toronto, Canada, April 14. — (AP) —The young mayor of strike bound Oshawa and the premier of Ontario stepped suddenly and forcefully into the General Motors of Canada strike today, the mayor to demand flatly United States strike support for the 3,700 Cana dians who are out; the premier to demand that two of his assistant ministers resign. Dapper Alex Hall, mayor of the town, which is the secne of the motor strike, sent by telegraph and mail an ultimatum to the head of the U. A. W. A. in De troit demanding U. A. W. A. work ers in the United States strike unless a Canadian agreement be tween General Motors and its workers is effected by the week end. Otherwise, he declared, he would tell Canadian workmen next Monday night “to go back to work and abandon the union idea; that the international union 'Continued on Page Three.) NAVY MOTOR SHIP SINKS IN PANAMA Washington, April 14 (AP) —The Navy said today the motor ship Taiyo sank in Panama Bay this morning after grounding about four miles from Balboa. The crew of 17 was rescued by Captain W. F. Jacobs, U. S. Navy court captain at Balboa. The Taiyo sent out an SOS about midnight, according to a report to the Navy Department, saying it needed aid. STOCKS UP DESPITE SELLING ON PROFIT Sentiment Encouraged by General Im provement in Bonds Due to U. S. Economy Talk New York, April 14 (AP)—The stock market withstood a series of profit-selling flurries in good orders today and net gains of as much as two points were recorded. Sentiment was encouraged by a gen eral improvement in bonds, inspired traders, said, by the President’s step to curtail Federal expenditures. Toward the fourth hour prices were a little below the best for the day, with the pace slowed down from ear lier activity. Metals, steels, oils, motors, aircraft, coppers, utilities and specialties parti cipated in the advance, with the steels, motors and metals presenting the best performance. Low Price Stores Adopt Token Plan Os Sales Tax On Purchases Under 35 Cents, SBuyer Will Get Slip Entitling Him to Remainder of Purchase Without Tax; Rose Joins Plan Effective May 1 Dally Dispatch Bnreaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASK.EB.VILL Raleigh, April 14.—The rules and regulations governing the collection of the three per cent sales tax on re tail sales will be revised so that any merchants who want to use the sales tax credit slip plan, already adopted by the five and ten cent stores in the State, may do so, Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell said today. He also commended the five and ten cent store chains for adopting the new plan, under which no customer will be required to pay more than the three per cent tax. He believes this pub l i sh^xvery n^a ™on five cents copy Hughes at 75 £ :V:0- ;*’•/:> :••• l ' 'i —Central Press Soundphoto Chief Justice Charles E. Hughes Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes of the U. S. supreme court passes his 75th birthday on Sun day, then “goes to work” as usual. Justice Hughes is the fifth su preme court member to pass the 75th milestone, giving the court a new kind of five-four lineuo. Labor Heads Watch Move Upon Wages Two Unions Speed Organ i z,a t i o n a 1 Drives ; Martin Threatens Ford (By The Associated Press.) Labor leaders divided attention to day between unionization campaigns and legislative developments affect ing hours, wages and sitdown strikes. fConPnued on Pajre Three). plan will go a long way towards eli minating one of the chief remaining objections to the sales tax. Effective May 1, the Kress, Wool worth, Rose, Green, McCrory, Scott- Burr and a few others will put the new system,into effect under which no customei will be required to pay more than the three per cent tax, Mr. Maxwell [jointed out, even though a tax of one cent may he collected on a 10 cent purchase. Whenever a pur chase is made amounting to less than 35 centc. the customer will he given (Continued on Page Three.) O PAGES O TODAY FEDERAL BACKING IN KENTUCKY AREA STOUTLY CLAIMED Philip Murray, Mine Offi cial, Says Union Does Not Have Foothold in Harlan MORE OPPOSITION FOR COURT PLANS Labor Is Growing Impatient at Congressional Delay, William Green Tells House Committee on Housing; Roosevelt Orders General Expense Cuts Washington, April 14. —(AP>— l -A United Mine Workers official advised a Senate committee today his union expects the government to protect its organizers when they undertake a unionization drive in Harlan county, Kentucky. The official, Fhilip Murray, U. M. W. vice-president, appeared before the Senate civil liberties group at the start of its hearings on labor condi tions in Harlan county. He said the United Mine Workers does not have a foothold now in Har lan county. The coal operators there, he charged, “are maintaining a tryan ny over the men employed in their mines, which has no equal in the civilized world.” While the civil liberties hearing went forward, the Senate Judiciary Committee pushed its study of the President’s court bill. Frederick Sheppard, who said he represented the Bar Association of Nassau county, New York, filed a statement with the committee oppos ing the till. William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, rival organization of the C. I. 0., went be fore the House group to endorse the Wagner housing bill, and warned “la bor is impatient” over delay in enact ment of housing legislation. Developments on Capitol Hill in (Continued on Page Six.) Find New Liquid That Can Destroy Almost Anything Chapel Hill, April 14 (AP)—A new straw-colored liquor that can dissolve almost every substance in the world except glass, platinum and tungsten, was reported to the American Chem ical Society today. Somewhere in the universe a world possibly exists with this liquid sub stituted for water, said Professor B. L. Smith, of the Polytechnic Institute Brooklyn, N. Y. “In such a selenium liquid world," he said, “the temperate zones would be studded with huge glaciers of white crystals, the frozen solvent which has the highest breathing point of about G 5 degrees fahrenheit. “Mountains would consist of glass or feldspar and all bridges and boats would have to be constructed of platinum or tungsten, virtually the only metals which do not react read ily to it. “Snow would fall every time the temperature dropped below the mild warmth of spring. Men would have to carry umbrellas of glass, tungsten or platinum. , “The Ohio-Mississippi floods of this winter would not be a circumstance to what might be regularly expected by selenium oxychloride man.” roosMtflrst IN 1940 GUESSES Governor Earle of Pennsyl vania Also High With Capital Newsmen By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, April 14.—The Queen’s Work, national Catholic magazine, published in St. Louis, which recent ly undertook a poll of the congres sional press gallery members relative to 1940’s Democratic presidential pos sibilities, will contain in its May is sue the completed result of its in vestigation. It is interesting. The Queen’s Work’s system of scoring is complicated, making it dif ficult to determine the correspon tContinued on Page Three.)
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